Epson Wide Format Printer Issues: Gimp drivers on Mac OS X

Epson Printer Issues: Remove Gimp drivers on Mac OS X

If you are having problems with printing to an Epson 4000, 7600, 9600, or 10600 from Macintosh OSX than it's possible that the system is using Apple's "gimp" driver and not Epson's driver (the correct driver). Symptoms of the gimp driver include bad color, low quality, and inconsistent results.

To verify that your system is using the correct driver and not the gimp driver, launch the Printer Setup Utility application located in your Applications/Utilities folder. Look at the line containing your Epson printer and then look at the "Kind" column description. Make sure it begins with the word Epson. If you see anything else like CUPS or Gimp in the description then the system is using the incorrect driver.

At this point you need to uninstall the GIMP drivers. You can download the uninstall program at this location.... http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3

The program is called gimp-print-uninstaller-1.1.dmg. Download it and run the uninstaller. This will remove the gimp drivers from your Mac. Reboot your Macintosh and then launch the printer setup utility. Click the add printer button and in the top drop-down box make sure you select the appropriate connection type you are using, i.e. Epson USB, Epson TCP/IP, etc. You should now see your Epson printer in the list and you can now add the driver. This will install the appropriate Epson driver and you will now be printing with success. If you have any questions you can contact support at www.dtgweb.com.

http://www.dtgweb.com/dtgblog/2005/01/epson-printer-problems-on-mac-osx-gimp.htm

ICM vs ICC Profiles - The Difference

ICC profiles (.icc) and ICM profiles (.icm) are interchangeable files (you can switch the extension
back and forth). ICC stands for International Color Consortium, the organization that sets the
standard for the files. We attempt to create a quick comparison between ICC profiles and ICM profiles.


ICC profiles are designed for Macs, and ICM are designed for Windows. The confusing part is,
Photoshop does not care if it is an ICC file or a ICM file and it sees it the same way. Photoshop on a PC will read and use ICC profiles if they are in the correct folder in Windows. Other applications on the PC may not be able to use ICC profiles, so it should be changed to ICM if possible.

Be sure to restart Photoshop after installing new profiles.


The correct location for ICC or ICM profiles are:

Mac OS X
/Users/username/Library/ColorSync/Profiles

Windows XP
\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color


Additional Resources:

• http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Photoshop/The-Critically-Important-Color-and-Gamma-Calibration-Article/2/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_profile

HP Designjet Z3200 Error 79.1:04

Upon printing a large file, 42" x 96" at 300 DPI, on a Macbook running OS X - 10.5 - printing straight out of Photoshop CS3, we received the Error 79.1:04 on the display screen on the front of the HP Designjet Z3200 44" printer. It recommended we press the "OK" button, but the file continued to print, and we left it alone (I guess just from experience with these sort of things).

HP's official explanation on this error is that the "server lost connection with the client." They also recommend the following actions: First turn the printer off via the power switch on the back of the printer and then disconnect the power cord. Wait at least 15 seconds, reconnect, and try again. They recommend making sure you have the latest firmware.

Our recommendation is that you don't touch anything on the printer if it continues to print. We also recommend you make sure you have the latest firmware installed on the printer (we did in this case).

Happy Digital Printing,

Michael